Wath Victoria Primary School

Wath Victoria Primary School demonstrates a strong commitment to the safety and well-being of its pupils, ensuring that safeguarding standards are met. The school environment is positive, with clear behavioral expectations and respectful interactions among pupils. While attendance has notably improved, particularly post-pandemic, persistent absence remains a concern, especially amongst disadvantaged pupils. Furthermore, the curriculum is well-structured, supporting a clear progression of knowledge across subjects, though early writing specifically requires refinement to enhance student learning outcomes. Despite these strengths, the school faces challenges in academic achievement, particularly at the key stage 2 level, where results in reading, writing, and mathematics fall below national averages. This discrepancy highlights the need for targeted efforts to bridge learning gaps, especially for disadvantaged pupils. The leadership has shown resilience and determination in identifying areas for growth and securing improvements, but ongoing challenges in writing standards and early years education need to be addressed for sustained success.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding culture ensuring pupils feel safe.
• Calm and respectful school environment with clear routines.
• Well-structured and broad curriculum with effective teaching methods.
• Inclusive practices supporting disadvantaged and SEND pupils.
• Effective leadership with high ambitions for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Academic achievement in core subjects is below national averages.
• Persistent absence, particularly among disadvantaged pupils.
• Early writing curriculum lacks clarity in learning progression.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wath Victoria Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.7% of pupils at Wath Victoria Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wath Victoria Primary School had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.1% of pupils at Wath Victoria Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 22 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Wath Victoria Primary School received £7,981 and spent £7,942 for each of its 290 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £80,000 (£276 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of James Montgomery Academy Trust, income was £6,982 and spending £6,835 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Rotherham · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Wath Victoria Primary School is part of James Montgomery Academy Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Wath Central Primary School Rotherham
• Wath Church of England Primary School Rotherham
• Highfield Farm Primary School Rotherham
• Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Rotherham
• Brampton Cortonwood Infant School Barnsley
• Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Mexborough
• St Ann's Primary School Rotherham
• Ferham Primary School Rotherham
• Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School Doncaster
• Meadow View Primary School Rotherham

What is Wath Victoria Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wath Victoria Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Wath Victoria Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wath Victoria Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Wath Victoria Primary School have?

Wath Victoria Primary School has 279 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wath Victoria Primary School cover?

Wath Victoria Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Wath Victoria Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wath Victoria Primary School?

Wath Victoria Primary School is at Sandymount Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 7AD.